Saul Rubinek

  • a.k.a. Saul Hersh Rubinek

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Saul Rubinek is a German-born Canadian actor, director, producer, and playwright. He is widely known for his television roles, notably Artie Nielsen on Warehouse 13, Donny Douglas on Frasier, Lon Cohen on A Nero Wolfe Mystery, and Louis B. Mayer on The Last Tycoon. He also starred in the films Against All Odds (1984), Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Unforgiven (1992), Nixon (1995), True Romance (1993), The Express (2008), Barney's Version (2010), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). Rubinek was born in Föhrenwald, Germany, in 1948. His parents were Polish Jews who had been hidden by Polish farmers during World War II. They immigrated to Canada after the war. Rubinek began his acting career in theater, appearing in several productions with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Theatre Passe Muraille. He made his television debut in 1977, with a guest appearance on the series Baretta. In 1984, Rubinek starred in the film Against All Odds. He followed that up with roles in the films Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), and Unforgiven (1992). In 1995, Rubinek starred in the film Nixon. He received critical acclaim for his performance, and he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. In 1998, Rubinek directed his first feature film, Jerry and Tom. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. From 2009 to 2014, Rubinek starred as Artie Nielsen on the Syfy series Warehouse 13. The series was a critical and commercial success, and it ran for five seasons. In 2013, Rubinek starred as Louis B. Mayer on the Amazon Prime series The Last Tycoon. The series was based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Rubinek is a five-time Genie Award nominee, winning Best Supporting Actor for Ticket to Heaven (1981). He is also a two-time Gemini Award nominee. Rubinek is married to Elinor Reid, a playwright and producer. They have two children.

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Saul Rubinek (* 2. Juli 1948 in Wolfratshausen, Deutschland) ist ein kanadischer Schauspieler und Filmregisseur. Rubinek wurde international bekannt durch Filme wie: Erbarmungslos (1992) Regie Clint Eastwood, I Love Trouble – Nichts als Ärger (1994) neben Julia Roberts und Nick Nolte, Nixon neben Anthony Hopkins. Beim Film Jerry & Tom – Killer unter sich aus dem Jahr 1998 wirkte er als Regisseur, Produzent und Schauspieler; er wurde dafür für den Grand Jury Prize des Sundance Film Festivals nominiert. Er trat ebenfalls in einigen Fernsehserien wie Frasier auf. Rubinek verkörpert in den unten genannten Filmen meist dubiose Personen und verleiht diesen Rollen oft deutlich zynische Züge. In der 68. Episode von Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert hatte er eine Gastrolle als Händler Kivas Fajo. Er spielte u. a. einen ehemaligen NSA-Agenten in der erfolgreichen amerikanischen Sci-Fi-Serie Warehouse 13.

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Wolfratshausen, Germany

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Cast

CharacterMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
PfoopaAngie TribecaTV66% · 120
Arthur "Artie" NielsenWarehouse 13TV64 Episodes77% · 603
LancePsychTV79% · 712
Donald FeldcampBoston LegalTV79% · 287
Red Dragon Box ManRush Hour 267% · 3,858
Kivas FajoStar Trek: The Next GenerationTV83% · 1,366
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